Barrel



c- WALKER BARREL Filed lay 18, 1,9*23

Patented Dee. i3, 1927.l

n ,-e5z,9e2 UNITED -s'rAiue-s 1' PATENT-0FF1CE,t

EDWARD ILANY,v OF NEW YORK,

c. WALKER, E sr. LOUIS. MIssoURI, AssIGNoR' To N. Y., A CORPORATION oE NEW JERSEY.

NATIONAL LEAD coil:-

Application led May 18, 1923. Serial No'. 639,747.

This inventionrelates to .barrels and similar containers.

One of the objects of the invention is to rovide' a container, such shall be strong .and rugged so as' to withstand'rough usage, and which shall be cheap and simple to construct. Another object of this invention is to provide such a container with a closing cover or barrel head which. is itself rigidA and which may be securely. fixed in place.

Another object of this invention is to provide a container with a cover which shall have a secure seat inthe container so that a l5 tight seal may be obtained when the cover or head is locked in place. -j Another object of the invention is to provide a novel method of securing the head to the barrel in such a way as to provide a i tight seal and-at the same time to be easily removable.

Further objects will'appear from the detail description taken in connection with the -accompanying drawing, in which: r

in section, of a barrel tion;

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embodyingthis invenre 2 is an,. enlarged sectional detail showing the structure of the rimof the barrel head and the locking' ring before said riilig hasbeen turned under to seal the bar- Figure 3 -is a view similar to Figure 2 showing the locking ring turned under; )and Figure 4 is a similar barrel head secured by clips instead of a locking ring.

Referring 1 designates the body of the barrel which in 4o .the present instance is constructed of sheet metal of fairly heavy gauge and having the ordinary bellied outline to insure rigidity. .The base '"2` may known construction. v In order to form the upper rim of the barrel, the body portion3ris ared outwardly for a certaindistance to form a tapered portion 4 adapted lto provide Va seat for the correspondingly tapered rim 5 ofv the barrel 50 head; Outside df thetapered portion 4`the l-rim' is reenforced'by a strip 6, practically 'coextensive with the, seat 4 and the upper portion of the rim is a narrower strip7.

rel itself is 'formed over these Strips by bendas a barrel, which 'vide a snug Figure 1 represents a side elevation, partly .Y

Vforced down until the flangelO rests view showing the machine. to the accompanying drawing,

,.shipping materials be of .any suitable well -1 i further reenforced' by The material of the bar shaped" tool rim of the- `turned up-to form a tapering rim 5 adaptedv to' fit the tapered seat 4 described above. The upper edge of the rim 5 is turned outwardly to form a flange 10 adapted to rest on the rim of the barrel when the head is'in place. The a'nge 5 may be'formed to pro- -fit in the seat 4 so that when the head is forced into said seat, avery tight seal is provided In order to secure the head 1 in place on the barrel a ring 11 is provided ed to rest upon the ange 10 of the barrelv4 head when the latter is in place. This ange 12 may beformed so as to fit ,snugly over the flan 10. Thering is alsoprovided with a vertical ange 13 adapted to slipvv over ythe beadl on the rim vof the barrel as illustrated in Figure 2. When the ring 11 is first apfplied the flange 13 is straight as shown in Figure 2.' When thebarrel-head has been on the rim of'thebarrel and the ring 11 has been slipped over the same'and forced down until it rests rmly on the flange 10,. the aiige 13 may be turned under the bead as shown at v which is formed with a top flange 12 adapte 14,'Figure. 3, by means of a suitable tool or f Thev ring being constructed of heavy rel itself, the head will thus be securely held in place andv he barrel effectively-sealed.

. Containers of this kind are often used for such as white lead,

sheet metal similar to that of the barwhich are in uid cuscini-Huid forml and.

which 'have considerable weight container and a method of securely sealing the same is necessary. This invention, therefore, provides a substantial and rugged container and simple but efectivemeansy securely'sealing the same. When the loaded barrel arrives at its destination` it may be opened vby tearing the ring 11l off by means 'of a suitable tool after which the head may be worked oil by inserting a suitable wedbetween the ange 10 and t e` barrel. The j ringv11,ofpou'rse,

and a stout for is destroyed in o eningqthe barrel. -As these barrels are usual y used over and over again,

arrangements are made for their return to the sender when the contents have been reof vcourse,V lbe'returned with the barrel. Since the ring 11 has been destroyed, however, other means must be provided for holding the head in 'place during'- the return journey and for thls purpose suitable clips 15J formed as illustrated in Figure 4 an constructed of. suitable spring metal, are provided. These clips are snap ed\ over the barrel head and take under t e bead in a manner similar to the action of thering 1-1 and as illustrated-in Figure 4. A number of these clips are' spaced around the rim. of

the barrel and eiectively maintain the head in place. f i 1 It will be seen, therefore, that the invention accomplishes its objects. AI container is provided which is strong and rugged and which may be effectively sealed an 'the'seal secured. The construction, is simple and inexpensive'and mechanically strong throughout.`

It is obvious that various changes may beL made in details without departingfromd the nesaeea spirit of this invention; it is,'` therefore, to

befV understood that this invention is not to' be limited to the specific detailsshown andl described. moved. In thatcase the barrel head must,

Having thus described the invention, what isclaimed is: 1. lA barrel, the end of which is. .formed to provide `a concave seat and curled Aoutwardly over a reinforcing ringto provide a bead, a head having a flange adapted to enga e said seat,v and a continuous ring adapte to -be slipped over the ba 1 end` so'asl to bear on said head, said` rili. flange adapted ,to be turned against the bar- 4"having a depending rel end so as to crown sai-d head in to. the

seat portion. '2. A barrel, the end of which has a taper- 111g inside seat, terminating in an external bead, a head having a corresponding taperv ing ange adapted to engage said seat, 'and a continuous ring'adapted to be slip ed over Y' the barrel end so as to bear on sald head,

said ring having a depending flange adapted to be turned against the barrel end whereby said bead is forced into the seat portion.

In testimony whereof 1 affix this 21st day of March, 1923.

' EDWARD C. WALKER.l

my signature i l 

